diff --git a/lib/couchrest/model/document_queries.rb b/lib/couchrest/model/document_queries.rb
index ba3ca384..5421eef8 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/model/document_queries.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/model/document_queries.rb
@@ -58,6 +58,42 @@ def get!(id, db = database)
         end
         alias :find! :get!
 
+        # Load an array of documents from the database by an arrary of ids
+        # No exceptions will be raised if none of the documents were found
+        #
+        # ==== Returns
+        # [Object::] if the document was found
+        # or
+        # []
+        #
+        # === Parameters
+        # ids<Array>:: Documents IDs
+        # db<Database>:: optional option to pass a custom database to use
+        def get_bulk(ids, db = database)
+          get_bulk!(ids, db)
+        rescue CouchRest::Model::DocumentsNotFound
+          []
+        end
+        alias :find_all :get_bulk
+
+        # Load an array of documents from the database by an arrary of ids
+        # An exception will be raised if none of the documents were found
+        #
+        # ==== Returns
+        # [Object::] if the document was found
+        # or
+        # Exception
+        #
+        # === Parameters
+        # ids<Array>:: Documents IDs
+        # db<Database>:: optional option to pass a custom database to use
+        def get_bulk!(ids, db = database)
+          docs = db.all_docs(:keys => ids, :include_docs => true)
+          raise CouchRest::Model::DocumentsNotFound if docs.blank?
+          docs["rows"].map{|row| build_from_database(row["doc"])}
+        end
+        alias :find_all! :get_bulk!
+
       end
 
     end
diff --git a/lib/couchrest/model/errors.rb b/lib/couchrest/model/errors.rb
index 3633a98d..47b8be3d 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/model/errors.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/model/errors.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ def initialize(document)
 
     class DocumentNotFound < Errors::CouchRestModelError; end
 
+    class DocumentsNotFound < Errors::CouchRestModelError; end
+
     class DatabaseNotDefined < Errors::CouchRestModelError
       def initialize(msg = nil)
         msg ||= "Database must be defined in model or view!"
diff --git a/spec/unit/persistence_spec.rb b/spec/unit/persistence_spec.rb
index 508b9699..1d7fd420 100644
--- a/spec/unit/persistence_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/persistence_spec.rb
@@ -44,6 +44,20 @@
       saved_obj.set_by_proc.should be_an_instance_of(Time)
     end
   end
+
+  describe "bulk retrieving" do 
+    it "should retrieve multiple documents given an array of ids" do
+      @obj.name = "first object"
+      @obj.save!
+      @obj_2 = WithDefaultValues.new
+      @obj_2.name = "second object"
+      @obj_2.save!
+      saved_objs = WithDefaultValues.find_all([@obj.id, @obj_2.id])
+      saved_objs.first.name.should eq("first object")
+      saved_objs.last.name.should eq("second object")
+      saved_objs.length.should eq(2)
+    end
+  end
  
   describe "creating a model" do